Bug-licious Sandwiches

Activity Inspired by I Don’t Want to Be a Frog

by Alexie Basil and Clo Blanco

Would you ever eat a bug sandwich?!

While reading I Don’t Want to Be a Frog, we were so inspired by the illustration (above) of Frog eating a bug sandwich with his father that we decided to make our own. Check out the activity below to make your own bug sandwiches with your class!

For our bug-licious sandwiches, we used bread, turkey, salami, cheese, hummus, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, raisins, bananas, cookie dough, chocolate, hazelnut spread, mayo, marshmallows, and olives. Feel free to get creative using any ingredients you have on hand and are willing to eat!

The first step is getting organized. Cut, mash, or combine any ingredient that requires it. Then arrange your ingredients in front of you so that everything is easily within reach.

Next, start to assemble your own sandwich! Here’s a step-by-step look at how we made one of our bug sandwiches:

A Note from Judy

For more than 80 years,The Story of Ferdinand has encouraged readers around the world to stop and smell the flowers—and now, our blog team is thrilled to share
it with your students as this week’s Dollar Deal.

To celebrate, we take a deep dive into the book’s history, offer a class activity for your students to create their own “happy places,” challenge your class to compete in
a 60-second storytelling
face-off with the Book Boys, and applaud one classroom’s theatrical interpretation of
the story.

We hope Ferdinand finds
a place on your classroom shelves and in your
students’ hearts.

Judy Newman

Reader in ChiefScholastic Book Clubs

DOLLAR DEAL!

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